Leather going up in price soon

[New Yorker Jones]

From Sgt. Hack at US Wings

.....now for a heads up.. I was in a meeting all day with the President of Alpha Industries at My Office in Hudson Ohio today and you can repeat this information…Leather Has gone up worldwide 10 % to 30 %.. Labor next month in China will increase 20 % to 40 % shipments will slow down and any and all orders coming out of China will have a back log of 30 days… Now most people will say… Who cares.. Wrong answer.. This will affect the world market.

[Kt. Templar]

The dollar has been gaining strongly. How does that factor in?

[New Yorker Jones]

Here's one link which may explain why, but of course this will affect more than just leather I imagine.

online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704575304575297363541401760.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopBucket